Outback Opal Hunters

Season 3

2019 · 10 episodes · 7h 30m in all

Season 3 originally aired on Thursday, October 17, 2019

Episodes

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   1. The Bushmen

   17 Oct 2019 · 45 min

   The Bushmen clash with opal thieves raiding one of their mines. The Cookes hack an old digging machine, while the Fire Crew hunt for a new deposit of rare black opal.

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   2. Episode 2

   24 Oct 2019 · 45 min

   Synopsis Bushmen Rod and Les risk their lives reopening a long-abandoned mine. New team the Young Guns go deep underground for the first time, hunting pineapple opal.

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   3. Episode 3

   31 Oct 2019 · 45 min

   Rookie team the Young Guns have a life-threatening moment hunting legendary pineapple opal. The Cooke Bros scramble to hunt on another miner's claim for a share of the find.

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   4. Episode 4

   7 Nov 2019 · 45 min

   The Tunnel Rats blast their way to a fortune and solo prospector Col Duff is stranded deep in the Queensland outback. Rookie Sam runs out of air underground.

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   5. Episode 5

   14 Nov 2019 · 45 min

   Old partners Aaron Grotjahn and Col Duff reunite on a prospecting mission. Meanwhile, the Tunnel Rats race to protect their claim as rival miners close in.

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   6. Episode 6

   21 Nov 2019 · 45 min

   The Bushmen risk their lives in the fight to get their one-tonne digger down a 20-metre deep mine shaft. Plus, new alliances are forged as the Boulder Boys hit pay dirt.

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   7. Episode 7

   28 Nov 2019 · 45 min

   The Bushmen dodge rockfalls in a potentially deadly new mine. The Fire Crew close in on a new deposit of black opal and the Boulder Boys struggle to drain their pit.

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   8. Episode 8

   5 Dec 2019 · 45 min

   The Bushmen are desperate for a breakthrough after a run of bad luck. And the Young Guns are under financial strain and fall out over their new mine.

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   9. Episode 9

   12 Dec 2019 · 45 min

   The Tunnel Rats are under extra pressure as rival miners close in on their claim. And, the Bushmen must brave an abandoned mine to remove a dead animal.

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    10. Episode 10

    19 Dec 2019 · 45 min

    The Bushmen confront a miner who has illegally dug their claim. The Young Guns must find a new source of opal when poisonous fumes force them to abandon their mine.